em_covertocover 's review for:

The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrow

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When I jumped into this book, I was expecting that it would illicit a great passion in me. I had heard it compared to The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern, which is one of my favorite books of all time. And, having read 150 pages, I can see the comparison, but I also heartedly disagree. This book is like The Starless Sea, but with all the heart cut out of it. Where's the warmth? The coziness? The feeling of being called home in a world you've never been? Well, I can answer where those things are- nowhere. They just aren't present in The Ten Thousand Doors of January. At least, not for me. Additionally, despite attempting to will it into being with sheer determination, I could not connect with the characters. I wanted to care, but I just didn't. Sadly, I did not want to force myself to slog through the entirety of this book when I clearly was not enjoying it.

Hopefully, you have better luck :)